All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 988
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Tony To named evp of production at Disney
To has built a distinguished track record as producer that includes the Tom Hanks miniseries From The East To The Moon and earned a co-executive producer credit on Hanks and Steven Spielberg’s Band Of Brothers.i
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Paramount options futuristic young adult novel Earthseed
Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg will adapt the story and will produce through her Tall Girls Productions.
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NewsAFI FEST unveils 2011 dates, extends free ticket deal
The event will run from Nov 3-10 in Hollywood, in tandem with its market partner the AFM in Santa Monica that goes from Nov 2-9.
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NewsFilmDistrict to release Johnny Depp starrer The Rum Diary
The fledgling distributor issued a timely announcement out of CinemaCon in Las Vegas as it prepares to release its first film Insidious on Friday.
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Writer Scott Burns in line for Dallas honours
Scott Z Burns, whose credits include The Bourne Ultimatum, The Informant and the upcoming Contagion, will receive the Dallas International Film Festival’s Dallas Star Award.
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Tribeca Film announces four VoD festival premieres
Tribeca Film executives announced last night [29] that four selections from next month’s Tribeca Film Festival will go out on VoD day-and-date with the start of the festival on Apr 20.
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Sharni Vinson joins Snoot’s You’re Next
The rising Australian star of Step Up 3D comes on board as the home invasion thriller commenced shooting on Tuesday [29] in Missouri.
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Speakers confirmed for Produced By Conference
The Producers Guild Of America and the Association Of Film Commissioners International unveiled the roster today [29] for the event, set to run from Jun 3-5.
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NewsCinemaCon: China holds box office destiny in its hands
Relaxing import restrictions on Hollywood films will accelerate China’s ascendency to the number one market in the world, attendees at the inaugural CinemaCon heard during opening remarks on International Day [28].
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NewsCinemaCon: Arab Spring forces Disney to put brakes on Jordan project
Disney top brass are revising the release strategy for an “inspirational” local language football drama following the wave of unrest across the Arab world.
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NewsTribeca to close with world premiere of Edward Burns drama Newlyweds
Burns is a familiar face at the festival and has previously brought Ash Wednesday, Looking For Kitty, Purple Violets and Nice Guy Johnny.
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NewsNorth Carolina shoot on Hick gets underway
Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively and Eddie Redmayne star in the story of a precocious youngster who travels across the US with a glamorous young woman.
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NewsIFP and Power To The Pixel unveil programme
The partners’ first annual Cross-Media Forum NYC will run on Apr 19 when project creators will get the chance to pitch their ideas to financiers and brand leaders.
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NewsThe Interrupters goes to Cinema Guild in US
Steve James’ epic tale of former gang members in Chicago premiered at Sundance and was recently named best documentary in the Miami International Film Festival.
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NewsWimpy Kid shows box office muscle on $24m US debut
Fox’s family sequel Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules debuted at number one on an estimated $24.4m as Warner Bros’ Sucker Punch had to settle for second place.
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NewsSony's Battle: LA extends overseas reign on $16m
Battle: Los Angeles added $16.2m from 7,714 screens in 55 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) as the tally climbed to $79.5m. Warner Bros had not reported weekend results at time of writing.
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NewsAWP completes principal photography on Sand Sharks
LA-based American World Pictures’ sci-fi feature is directed by Mark Atkins and stars Corin Nemec and Brooke Hogan.
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NewsJulie Fontaine to head Lionsgate theatrical publicity
The executive most recently served as vp of domestic publicity at Disney where she worked on The Queen, Tron: Legacy and Gnomeo & Juliet, among others.
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NewsBattle: LA bids to hold on to Hollywood's overseas crown
Sony’s alien invasion film climbed to the top of the charts last weekend but does it have enough firepower to hold off the initial forays of Warner Bros’ Sucker Punch?